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Gill Blanchard s practical and informative handbook will help you to trace your ancestors in the traditional counties of East Anglia - Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex and it will give you a fascinating insight into their lives. As well as guiding the researcher to historical records held in all the relevant archives, she explores the wealth of other resources that add the 'flesh to the bones' of our ancestors' lives. She describes how fascinating information can be discovered about the places they lived in and the important historical events they lived through, and she traces the life stories of notable people from all backgrounds who shaped the region s development over the centuries. Her account highlights East Anglia s diversity but also focuses on its common features and its strong sense of identity. She starts with a general introduction to its history and geography, then goes on to focus on different aspects of its rich past. In the process she illustrates a wide array of additional research resources that will be revealing for readers who want to find out more about all aspects of life in this area of England.

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I read this quite quickly as much of the general stuff I knew already, but there were some good pointers specifically for East Anglia. If you are just starting out tracing your family and know you want to research East Anglia, this is a great book. It is a little dated as regards websites, which are changing all the time, but this should not put you off as most of the sites redirect you to their new sites. All in all, a useful buy.

For anybody who has East Anglian roots this book is a must read. It has fourteen chapters in all which cover: East Anglian Archives (for each of the four counties), Introuduction to the Region (again, covering the four counties), Work, Trade and Commerce covering Agriculture, Coast and Waterways, Wool and Textile Trades, and general chapters following on topics including Crime, The Parish Poor, Workhouses, Education, Urbanization and Housing, as an example.While records and websites change and progress, some of the links and sources given may have since changed but this should not take away the value of this guide. It reads well, it gives helpful advice and local anecdotes, and it is well worth the money spent, in my view.